Who first performed Route 66?
Tijn de Ruiter
2025-04-28 13:27:48
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Bruce surely knew Nat King Cole’s original 1946 version–it had been firmly established as an R&B classic for a full quarter-century before Bruce first attempted it in concert.
But it’s The Rolling Stones’ version that seems to have most directly inspired The Bruce Springsteen Band’s arrangement.
The Stones’ memorable version was the opening track of their very first album.
And if you listen to this recording of The Bruce Springsteen Band from September 1, 1971, it’s clear that Bruce is hewing closely to the Stones’ version (before it veers off into jam territory, anyway).
Interestingly, we can clearly hear Bruce delivering a classic Chuck Berry riff at around the 1:30 mark in the clip above, which might lead us to believe that perhaps Bruce also had Berry’s cover in mind: Except: as you can hear in the recording above (which is actually what influenced the Stones’ version), Berry is actually pretty restrained guitar-wise.
His trademark riff never really appears.
So perhaps Bruce was merely paying homage to Berry rather than directly covering him.
In any event, Bruce would go on to cover “Route 66” a half-dozen times throughout the 1970s and 1980s, always in small venues and almost always without the presence of tapers.
It would be almost a full quarter-century before we’d get a clear, circulating recording of Bruce covering “Route 66” again, but it was worth the wait.
Bruce surely knew Nat King Cole’s original 1946 version–it had been firmly established as an R&B classic for a full quarter-century before Bruce first attempted it in concert.
First performed: September 1, 1971 (Long Branch, NJ)
Last performed: November 13, 1994 (Castaic, CA)
Mara Wright
2025-04-28 12:01:30
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Nat King Cole was de eerste die het nummer "Route 66" uitvoerde.
In 1946 nam hij het nummer op, dat speciaal voor hem was geschreven door Bobby Troup.
Het nummer werd een groot succes en bracht Nat King Cole een nieuwe popularity.
Sterre Kuijpers
2025-04-28 11:53:17
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The song "Get Your Kicks on Route 66" was composed by songwriter Bobby Troup in 1946. It was first recorded by Nat King Cole, and sung by other singers over the years including Chuck Berry, Perry Como, and the Rolling Stones.
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